Insects are crucial for ecosystem health but climate change and pesticide use are driving
massive insect decline. To mitigate this loss, we need new and effective monitoring …

Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

In Germany, the decline of insect biomass was observed in nature conservation areas in
agricultural landscapes. One of the main causal factors discussed is the use of synthetic …

Arthropods are declining globally, and entomologists ought to be in the forefront of
protecting them. However, entomological study methods are typically lethal, and we argue …

DNA metabarcoding is routinely used for biodiversity assessment, in particular targeting
highly diverse groups for which limited taxonomic expertise is available. Various protocols …

Abstract Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a diverse group of pollinators and a major
research focus in ecology, but their phylogenetic relationships remain incompletely known …

Situated in the Eastern section of the European Alps, Austria encompasses a great diversity
of different habitat types, ranging from alpine to lowland Pannonian ecosystems, and a …

DNA metabarcoding is a widespread approach for the molecular identification of organisms.
While the associated wet-lab and data processing procedures are well established and …

Background Traditional biomonitoring approaches have delivered a basic understanding of
biodiversity, but they cannot support the large-scale assessments required to manage and …

Macroalgae are critical to oceanic ecosystems as they help maintain ecological balance and
contribute to climate regulation. Therefore, preserving and managing macroalgal …